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Category : India
Webinar: Intellectual Property in Creative Industries
By Kundan Madireddy, Project Manager, and Dr. Shashank Shah, Project Director On May 4th, the Harvard University South Asia Institute (SAI) and Tata Trusts hosted the sixth webinar in its multi-part series on issues connected with Livelihood Creation in India. This...
GoMango wins Seed for Change Competition
The student venture, which provides low-cost refrigerated transport to food producers in India, have won the grand prize of $40,000.
Webinar: Social Enterprises In India: Some Guiding Principles For Scale And Impact
Using examples like Khan Academy, BRAC, and Aspiring Minds, Tarun Khanna, SAI, HBS, shared lessons on how social enterprises can scale up and achieve impact in a webinar on April 29, as part of SAI’s Livelihood Creation Project with Tata Trusts.
Seed for Change Q+A: Torr Energy
“We are all passionate about providing an energy solution for those who need it the most,” says Kasey Wang, Harvard Law School student, about Torr Energy, one of the student group finalists in SAI’s Seed For Change Competition.
TedX: Lessons from Kumbh Mela – Worlds Largest Gathering of Humanity
“This 1,400 year-old event can teach us something about contemporary challenges,” said Tarun Khanna, SAI, HBS, in a TEDx talk he gave in Mumbai.
April 29: Webinar on Social Enterprises in India: Some Guiding Principles for Scale and Impact
Friday, April 29, 2016, 7:30pm to 8:30pm IST (10:00am to 11:00am ET) Webinar: Social Enterprises in India: Some Guiding Principles for Scale and Impact Livelihood Creation Webinar Tarun Khanna, Director, Harvard South Asia Institute; Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor,...
Student voices: The exhilaration of breaking news
“I wasn’t just reading the headlines; I was experiencing the problems and fortunes of the people of Delhi in real time,” writes Shaiba Rather, Harvard College student who spent her winter session interning at NDTV in India.
SAI hosts artist Paribartana Mohanty
During his time on campus, Mohanty visited courses, met with students and faculty, and gave a performance lecture.
Social Media For Social Enterprises: Case Of Facebook
On March 29, as part of the Livelihood Creation Project, SAI and the Tata Trusts hosted a webinar with Ritesh Mehta of Facebook about how nonprofit organizations can create compelling content to impact their audiences.
Megacities Asia
On March 24, SAI hosted a panel discussion in collaboration with the “Megacities Asia” exhibition on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
March 29 Webinar: Social Media for Social Enterprises: Case of Facebook
In the webinar, Ritesh Mehta will share his experiences from Facebook and provide practical examples of how Facebook can benefit social enterprises